Window-balcony.



M. M. MARSHALL. 'WINDOW BALCONY.

APPLICATION FILED 0m. 5, 1914.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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M. M. MARSHALL.

WINDOW BALCONY.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5. 1914.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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WINDOW-BALCONY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

1 Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

Application fi1ed0ctober 1914. Y Serial No. 865,137.

' Balconies; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact descr1ption of the invention, such as will enable otherssliilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has for its object to provide a balcony especiallydesigned for attachment to the exterior of a wall adjacent a window.

Another object is the provision of a de' vice of this character whichmay be utilized for various purposes such as a sleeping berth and aplace for a child to play.-

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel construction, arrangement and formation of parts as will behereinafter specifically described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a balcony applied to use. Fig.2 represents a perspective view of the window support removed. Fig. 3represents a sectional view through the balcony and adjacent portion ofthe wall of the building. Fig. 4 represents a. front elevation of theremovable side wall of the balcony, and Fig. 5 represents a perspectiveview of the infant receptacle removed.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral 6 indicates a.plurality of crossed bars secured within a suitable frame andconstituting the floor of the balcony. One side of the floor 6 isprovided with a pair of extensions 7 suitably secured adjacent thewindow 8 in the wall of a dwelling. A pair of braces 9 are secured belowthe window and support the outer portion of the floor 6. A side 10 andend walls 11 are secured to and extend a distance upwardly of the floor6 and are supported by suitable braces 12 secured to the wall of thebuilding. The side and ends of the balcony are preferably covered with asuitable wire mesh.

The balcony is preferably so arranged as to provide a continuation ofthe window sill 13 and a suitable cushion or the like (not shown) islaid upon the floor 6 to provide a comfortable support for the head of apersonwhose body is supported upon a bed or couch 14 arranged adjacentthe window 8.

When the balcony is used for sleeping purposes, the sash supportillustrated in detail in Fig. 2 is preferably employed and consists oftwo sections 15 having the adjacent ends 16 reduced and overlapped. Onereduced end 16 is formed with a longitudinal opening 17 adjustablyreceiving the bolt 18 secured in the reduced end of the other sectionwhereby the support may be adjusted to fit windows of various sizes. Thelower edges of the sections 15 are formed with recesses 19 providing anopening to permit the head of the user to be placed upon the balconywhile the body rests upon the couch or bed 14. r g

A removable side wall 20 for the balcony illustrated in detail in Fig.4, and in part in Fig. 1, is formed with angularly directed ends 21adapted to be received within eyes 22 secured to the window frame forremovably securing the side wall 20 in operative position.

The receptacle illustrated in detail in Fig. 5 consists of a body 23including one relatively stationary side and two end walls and a bottom.The other side wall 24is hingedly secured to the body whereby access maybe had to the receptacle from the window 8. The receptacle 23 is of asize to fit within the balcony and especially designed for use as aplace for housing an infant. The interior of the receptacle ispreferablyp'added, as shown at 25. When the receptacle is used as aplace of confinement for an infant, the hinged side wall 24 is swung toclosed or vertical position and is retained in this position by theremovable side wall'20, the angularly directed ends 21 of which arepositioned within the eyes 22. When the hinged side wall of thereceptacle is swung to the horizontal position, illustrated in Fig. 5,it overlies the window sill 13 and constitutes a continuation of the bedor couch 14.

What I claim is:

In combination, having a window therein, to said wall-adjacent saidwindow including a floor, two end walls and a side wall, the side ofsaid balcony adjacent said window the wall of a building a balconysecured being open, a removable side Wall for the open side of saidbalcony, means for supporting said removable Wall in operative position,and an interiorly padded receptacle removably supported upon saidbalcony including a hinged side Wall adapted to be supported in verticalposition by theremovable side Wall of said balcony and adaptlVitnessesCopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addresWashington, D. 0.

ed, When moved to a horizontal position, to overlie the sill of saidWindow.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

MARIA MINOR MARSHALL.

"S. GARDNER WALLER,

J. M. MARSHALL.

sing the Commissioner of Patents,

